Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2995 What Kind of Computer Do You Really Want?
After seeing off Song Lao and the other two, Yang Xiaotao told Wang Can to hurry back to the satellite research institute so as not to cause him any trouble.

Wang Can, however, lingered with a smile and refused to leave. At this moment, Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e, who had been waiting at the door, also came in. They saw Wang Can take out a cigarette and approach Yang Xiaotao with an eager expression.

Before the two knew what was going on, Wang Can blurted it out himself.

Wang Can lit a cigarette for Yang Xiaotao and explained with a smile, "I had no choice in this matter. After what happened last time, Lao Song and Lao Chen both came to my house, so I was thinking of finding an opportunity to make amends."

"It's all about favors. I thought about it and then brought it up. Director Yang, you have to understand!"

Yang Xiaotao, puffing on his cigarette, scoffed, "Understand? Is that all there is to it?"

"At least one meal, you figure it out!"

Wang Can was initially worried that Yang Xiaotao would be angry, but after hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, he immediately became happy again.

"Okay, I'll find a place for you tomorrow, you absolutely have to come!"

Wang Can rubbed his palms together. With his position and salary in the Ninth Department, plus his monthly benefits, treating someone to a meal was no problem at all.

"Don't be too happy yet. You have to call Lao Li and Lao Yang together. I'll talk to Lao Liang."

"Just be prepared to bleed this time!"

Although Wang Can looked distressed and heartbroken over the money, he knew in his heart that Yang Xiaotao was the one who had helped him.

"Alright, I'll go and invite them myself!"

Wang Can smiled, and Liu Lixue, who was standing to the side, felt a sudden panic when she heard the two talking and saw Yang Xiaotao glance at her. She quickly calmed down.

"By the way, Minister Yang, you said that those who study abroad don't need to be included, this..."

"Isn't this a bit... a bit biased?"

Wang Can cautiously asked one last question, which could be considered a reminder.

After all, most of China's highly educated intellectuals have studied abroad.

This is not to say that domestic universities cannot cultivate talent; on the contrary, in recent years, universities have cultivated a considerable number of people in certain industries.

However, many important projects currently involve people with overseas study backgrounds.

Yang Xiaotao knew that someone would answer the question.

This is a good opportunity to express my opinion.

"Old Wang, this matter has nothing to do with what happened before."

"Speaking of which, there are many people with overseas study backgrounds. My father-in-law is one, as is my teacher, so I have no prejudice against people who have studied abroad."

"The reason for this requirement is simply because it is related to the current project."

"Moreover, there is an even more important project coming up, and I must ensure the safety of the team. Even if it means more requirements, it's worth it!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Wang Can knew that his worries were unnecessary.

Of course, I was also very curious about the more important projects that Yang Xiaotao mentioned later.

"Minister Yang, you're busy, I'll be going now!"

After saying this, Wang Can nodded to Lou Xiao'e and the other woman, and then left.

"Minister Yang, what would you like to eat?"

As soon as Wang Can left, Liu Lixue ran up to Yang Xiaotao and started fawning over him.

Yang Xiaotao sat down in the chair. "What do you want to eat? No, no, I'm already full!"

He was talking as if no one else was around, while looking at the documents on the table.

Liu Lixue gritted her teeth, "Three days of breakfast."

Yang Xiaotao remained unmoved.

"Five days!"

Yang Xiaotao kept his head down, looking quite composed.

"One week!"

"make a deal!"

Yang Xiaotao looked up with a grin, "For lunch, remember to order two meat dishes!"

Liu Lixue stomped her foot after hearing this and went back to her chair.

This month's movie tickets are all gone!
Lou Xiao'e chuckled in her seat, then picked up a stack of documents and placed them on Yang Xiaotao's desk.

"Minister Yang, here are some payment orders that require your signature. I have already checked with the local finance and human resources departments."

"You need to make the decisions about the above."

As usual, Lou Xiao'e explained the situation.

Therefore, Yang Xiaotao only needs to focus on the documents above, and glance at the signatures below.

As for the review process, the Ninth Department has a dedicated review team.

"Okay, let me take a look!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up a document and opened it, then frowned.

Lou Xiao'e glanced at it and saw that it was the same document she had seen yesterday about protecting the wetlands.

"Who sent this?"

Yang Xiaotao finished reading the document, his face showing neither joy nor sorrow, revealing nothing of his thoughts.

Lou Xiao'e immediately replied, "Yes, it's a forestry management department in northern Shanxi."

Then he added, "The document was sent two weeks ago. I asked them, and they sent it to the project team three times. In the end, the people in the office had no choice but to send the report over!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Lou Xiao'e and Liu Lixue.

"You two take a look, what are your opinions?"

Liu Lixue walked over and looked at it with Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e then briefly explained the situation.

A moment of silence fell over the office.

Lou Xiao'e looked at the two of them and spoke first, "As far as I know, all the rural areas are now cultivated land. During the off-season, the commune organizes collective activities to level the land."

"I think that protecting land, wetlands, and the environment should be relegated to the back burner!"

"At the very least, we should fill our stomachs first!"

After Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, Liu Lixue looked up at Yang Xiaotao, her mind racing.

Given Yang Xiaotao's personality, he would simply ignore the negative aspects of such a matter.

Moreover, from a normal perspective, Lou Xiao'e is right.

When people are well-fed and clothed, they begin to know honor and shame.

When you're starving, you'll eat tree bark, so why worry about changing your environment?

But Yang Xiaotao's statement clearly had another meaning.

So he cautiously said, "Minister Yang, I think we should carefully consider the other party's suggestions. At the very least, we should confirm them before making a decision!"

Yang Xiaotao laughed and looked at Liu Lixue, saying, "Investigate what? Consider what?"

Liu Lixue tilted her head and said, "How about investigating the impact of the project on the wetlands?"

"and then?"

Yang Xiaotao asked the same question as before, "If it has any impact, are we just not going to do it?"

Liu Lixue immediately shook her head, "That won't do, the project has to be done."

Then it occurred to me, "There are so many places, we can't possibly go through wetlands, we can go around them!"

"Why don't we just have the comrades replan the route to avoid the wetland area?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded in agreement, and Liu Lixue smiled.

Then Yang Xiaotao said, "Does that mean we have to give way in the future when we encounter this situation?"

"So, the project route has to bend and make way everywhere? Is that it?"

Liu Lixue fell silent. She knew all too well that the cost behind this natural gas project was astronomical.

The original budget was completely inaccurate.

The idea that 10 billion can solve the problem is pure nonsense. The project has already reached 10 billion just in the initial stages of material production, machinery, and personnel consumption.

Not to mention emergency compensation for accidents, which costs money faster than the Yellow River flows away.

If that's not the case, why is so much money in the hands of the nine ministries without the superiors intervening?
Old Chen isn't coming around anymore?
He probably came because he was worried that Yang Xiaotao would ask him for money.

Fortunately, the company currently has sufficient funds and reserves, and the pharmaceutical and gaming industries are continuously generating profits to support the natural gas project.

If the route is changed now, not only will the previous work be wasted, but the funding will also be a major problem.

Besides, the money has already been promised to the lower levels, and the local organizations have received the money. If you ask them to hand it over, will they be willing to do so?

Liu Lixue thought for a moment and then fell silent. Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e quickly spoke up, "This won't work, that won't work, what do you suggest, Director Yang?"

"How to do?"

"Simple!"

Yang Xiaotao looked up at the two of them and said, "Recruit the organization that wrote this report into the project team and have them communicate with the project team about how to start construction on the natural gas pipeline in the wetland."

"It's that simple?"

Lou Xiao'e stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at it and casually said, "Since the result cannot be changed, the only thing that can be changed is the way the result is achieved!"

"Besides, since they mentioned the impact on the wetlands in their report, it means they understand the factors that cause the impact and also know how to avoid them. If they know all that, why not let them come?"

"If we pull them from the opposite side of the issues they raised to our own camp, and make them talk about our problems as if they were their own, what do you think they'll do when they come back?"

Lou Xiao'e looked enlightened, while Liu Lixue blinked, sensing that something was amiss.

Is this the solution?
If you can't do it, then include the people who raised the questions.

This is to deal with the person who raised the question!
However, she didn't dare to say it aloud because she really had no idea.

"Okay, I'll go and inform the project manager right away."

Lou Xiao'e didn't think too much about it; as long as the problem could be solved, that was enough.

Yang Xiaotao nodded and then continued to look at the documents.

The morning passed quickly. After lunch, Yang Xiaotao went to the research institute's main conference room to discuss the V language with people from the Computer Research Institute.

Yang Xiaotao wasn't in a hurry to mention the reward he had just received.

Let's figure out the language of Wei first.

After a night of fermentation, people became familiar with the Wei language, and some recognized and began to use it.

However, some people have doubts.

Some people have begun to raise questions about the "Wei language" proposed by Yang Xiaotao.

If these questions had been raised yesterday, Yang Xiaotao might have had to think about them carefully, and might even have wavered.

But now, thanks to his improved computer skills, he can handle these problems with ease.

The questions raised and resolved one by one made everyone admire Yang Xiaotao even more.

This also made everyone understand that this was not just a casual sketch or drawing by Yang Bu on a whim.

Instead, Yang Bu really designed the Wei language, which was truly an extraordinary achievement.

Mr. Ye's office.

There weren't many people in the room: Yang Xiaotao, Old Ye, and Han Sanfeng.

To be precise, Old Master Ye was just listening from the side; Yang Xiaotao and Han Sanfeng were the ones discussing the whole thing.

How many orders are left for the No. 9 Machine No. 1?

Yang Xiaotao took a sip of tea and then spoke.

Han Sanfeng shook her head, "We still have orders for more than 5,000 units in progress!"

"Why so many?"

Yang Xiaotao's attention has been focused on the natural gas project lately, and he hasn't really paid much attention to this order, only signing and approving it.

"This is only because production has been accelerated in all aspects; otherwise, it would be even slower!"

Yang Xiaotao put down the enamel mug and then asked, "How long will it take to finish?"

Han Sanfeng spread her hands, "At least five months!"

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath. "Three months, is that okay?"

Han Sanfeng tapped her fingers on the table. "Fine, I want them!"

"Give!"

Yang Xiaotao gritted his teeth and said, "I'll mobilize the people for the game consoles and calculators; you make the arrangements!"

"Row!"

After speaking, he fell silent.

Yang Xiaotao reiterated, "The V language needs computers with better performance, and subsequent computer program development will also require even more powerful computers!"

"I think Dawn One is ready for production!"

Han Sanfeng looked speechless. "You finally decided to let Dawn One show itself. If you hadn't shown yourself soon, I wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret anymore!"

"People from other research institutes would ask me, 'What are you all busy doing? You need so many resources.' What am I supposed to say?"

"I can only give a perfunctory answer."

Old Ye chuckled and then interjected, "If the people who placed the orders find out what you two are saying here, they'll definitely come after you for an explanation!"

After saying that, both of them laughed.

After the No. 9 machine was completed, Yang Xiaotao immediately asked Han Sanfeng to study the new memory module and computing module.

With a foundation in place, the group was able to conduct their research very quickly.

Because the research has always been conducted in the laboratory and the researchers involved have been granted confidentiality agreements, the outside world has always known that the Ninth Department is continuing its computer research, but there is no clear boundary as to how far the research has progressed.

Before New Year's Day, Han Sanfeng reported her research results to Yang Xiaotao. The corresponding module had completed new research and the results were good after being tested on the No. 9 machine.

This was the computer research goal that Yang Xiaotao had set earlier: Dawn One.

To maintain secrecy, Yang Xiaotao didn't tell anyone else in Department Nine about Dawn One, except for the people at the Computer Research Institute, including Liu Lixue.

Han Sanfeng's smile faded, and she looked at Yang Xiaotao with a serious expression, asking earnestly, "Minister Yang, there's something I've always wanted to ask, but I haven't been able to bring myself to say it."

"I want to ask you something!"

What kind of computer do you want to make?

When Han Sanfeng asked this question, Elder Ye also looked at Yang Xiaotao.

Throughout, they had many fantasies, descriptions, concept diagrams, and so on about computers.

Yang Xiaotao also talked about his requirements and vision for computers.

They had first heard Yang Xiaotao mention that a minicomputer was like a small television set.

So they built the No. 9 Machine No. 1 and moved it closer to this point.

The screen of Dawn One was larger than a modern television set, and its computing speed reached 500,000 operations per second, which was 2.5 times that of the Nine Machines One.

With the use of integrated circuits, the storage capacity has reached 10MB, which is a qualitative leap compared to the Nine Machines No. 1.

It was precisely this large storage capacity that prompted Yang Xiaotao to rush into production, so as to provide a platform for the design and development system of the Wei language.

Therefore, while Dawn 1 may not be considered a foreign computer, it is definitely the best computer in China.

But in Yang Xiaotao's eyes, these were still not enough, not satisfactory, and needed improvement.

He was a little curious about what kind of computer Yang Xiaotao would actually be satisfied with.

After hearing Han Sanfeng's question, Yang Xiaotao smiled, looked around the office, and finally went to Ye Lao's bookshelf and took out two books.

He randomly walked to the table and placed the two books together.

Both of them were somewhat bewildered.

what does this mean?
Then Yang Xiaotao pointed to the two books and said, "I think that in the future, when things develop to a certain level, computers will be able to be this size!"

Instantly, a collective gasp filled the room.